1st Edition

Doctors as Patients

By Petre Jones Copyright 2005
214 Pages
by CRC Press

214 Pages
by CRC Press

Doctors, as strong, clever, resourceful professionals, are heir to human frailty and illness, like anyone else. This book is about diagnosable, label-able mental illness such as eating disorders, affective disorders and, sometimes, psychosis. More than that, it is a book about doctors, many fully-functioning, practising doctors, who suffer from these illnesses, and the unique insights and problems... Read more
Overview of doctors with mental illness. Personal stories. Themes from the stories. Treatment issues. Discrimination. Reflection on health and illness. Ongoing support and relapse prevention.

Biography

Petre Jones, GP Plaistow.